Question

A father left 280 acres of land to be divided among his sons Al and Bob in the ratio 4:3, respectively. How many acres should Al receive?

Answer 1

160 acres

Explanation:

Given data

Total Amount of land= 280 Acres

Ratio=4:3

Total part = 4+3= 7

Applying the part to all method

let AI receive x acres

Then

4/7= x/280

cross multiply

7x= 280*4

7x=1120

x= 1120/7

x= 160

Hence AI will receive 160 acres